Nieuw-Dordrecht

Village in Drenthe, Netherlands

52°45′N 6°58′E / 52.750°N 6.967°E / 52.750; 6.967CountryNetherlandsProvinceDrentheMunicipalityEmmenEstablished1856Area

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• Total8.31 km² (3.21 sq mi)Elevation

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23 m (75 ft)Population

(2021)^[1]

• Total2,080 • Density250/km² (650/sq mi)Postal code

7885

Dialing code0591

Nieuw-Dordrecht is a village in the Netherlands and it is part of the Emmen municipality in Drenthe. The village is home to Museum Collectie Brands, a museum which houses the extensive collection of items collected and gathered by Jans Brands.

History

Nieuw-Dordrecht was established in 1856 to excavate the peat east of the Oranjekanaal [nl] by Drentsche Veen en Middenkanaal Maatschappij, a company based in Dordrecht.^[3] In 1932, it was home to 832 people.^[4] In the 1950s, the economy became based on the textile industry.^[3]

In 2011, Museum Collectie Brands opened in Nieuw-Dordrecht. It contains the collection of Jan Brands who collected over 20,000 object and more than 50,000 books which covered his entire farm.^[5]

Gallery

Between Nieuw-Dordrecht and Klazienaveen, the ditch in the peat landscape
Museum Collectie Brands
Town limits sign

References

^ ^a ^b "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
^ "Postcodetool for 7885AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Nieuw-Dordrecht". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 March 2022.
^ Jan Harm Tuntler (1935). In en om de gemeente Emmen (in Dutch). Ten Kate. p. 89. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
^ "Museum Collectie Brands". Drentse Musea (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 March 2022.